Bank branches in Eastern Africa in 2024 — 3.14 per 100k. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 95.1%.
2004–2024 · per 100,000 adults
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa
| Year | per 100k | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.14 | −3.3 | −51.23% |
| 2023 | 6.44 | +0.86 | +15.43% |
| 2022 | 5.58 | +2.33 | +71.83% |
| 2021 | 3.25 | −0.04 | −1.09% |
| 2020 | 3.28 | −0.16 | −4.65% |
| 2019 | 3.44 | −0.12 | −3.29% |
| 2018 | 3.56 | −0.17 | −4.47% |
| 2017 | 3.73 | −0.15 | −3.9% |
| 2016 | 3.88 | −0.03 | −0.88% |
| 2015 | 3.91 | −0.4 | −9.36% |
| 2014 | 4.32 | +0.2 | +4.78% |
| 2013 | 4.12 | +0.48 | +13.32% |
| 2012 | 3.64 | +0.77 | +27% |
| 2011 | 2.86 | +0.21 | +7.73% |
| 2010 | 2.66 | +0.16 | +6.44% |
| 2009 | 2.5 | +0.18 | +7.68% |
| 2008 | 2.32 | +0.37 | +19.04% |
| 2007 | 1.95 | +0.31 | +19.04% |
| 2006 | 1.64 | +0.01 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.62 | +0.01 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.61 | — | — |
The number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults. The indicator was conceived as a measure of access to financial services, but it now calls for care in reading: in countries where banking has moved onto the phone, branches are closing, and a falling value means not a loss of access but a change in its form. The clearest case is Kenya and other countries of East Africa, where mobile money reached the population bypassing branches altogether.
Important: A measure of the physical presence of banks, not of access to financial services. Where mobile payments are widespread, a low value does not indicate financial exclusion.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.